Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Zaluzianskya capensis (L.) Walp. |
Bibliography | Repert. Bot. Syst. 3: 307 (1844) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 0-1400m |
Description | leaves very narrow, opposite, shortly sparsely hirsute, remotely denticulate, flowers in terminal spike, in bud purple |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Erinus aethiopicus Thunb. Erinus capensis L. Erinus lychnideus L.f. Nycterinia capensis (L.) Benth. Nycterinia coriacea Benth. Nycterinia dentata Benth. Nycterinia longiflora Benth. Zaluzianskya coriacea (Benth.) Walp. Zaluzianskya dentata (Benth.) Walp. Zaluzianskya longiflora (Benth.) Walp. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |